This is a process producing an artificial joint for abraded joint surfaces. The joint is produced of metal and polyethylene. The main purpose of the artificial joint is to provide a capability of painless movement. Knee prosthesis was used for the first time in 1968.  This method became a much more succesful way of treatment today, thanks to surgical technics, used materials and improvements in designing periods.

Some of the patients may not recover despite the treatments like relaxation, drugs, physical treatments, using baston and intra-articular injections. In this cases, total knee prosthesis treatment is feasible for the patients who have knee aches, are banned from doing dailiy activites like jogging or coming up a ladder and are  heavily ruined  on joint cartilage.

Knee Prosthesis Surgery

Befor the surgery, the patient is given some drugs to make him go sleep or anesthetized on the waist. The lag to be operated is cleaned for sterilization and covered. Then, operation systems are set. At the beginning of the surgery, general or epidural anesthesia is applied  by the anesthesia doctor. This process necessiates around 40 minutes. The surgery may take around 2 hours with more experienced hands. Tehcnically, the knee is cut in front side lengtways to reach the joint. Damaged cartilage  and bony components are cut off the body. Operation takes around 60 minutes. The other knee can be treated in the same seans. PCA tools ( patient-controlled analgesia ) are used to prevent the pain after the surgery. To compensate for lost blood, , the patient may need to be given blood. The patients do wake up thoroughly within 2 hours after they are taken to their rooms. The pains are controlled by painkillers.  To deplete the blood in the knees of the patient ( there are different methods at the clinics ) dren, elastic bandage and antiembolic socks put on the legs are used. The patients can eat meal after 3-4 hours. Next day, the patients are allowed to get up by the help of a walker.  In the day after the operation, the patient is made walk  with full height. The patient should sit for 5 minutes to ensure that he does not have a  dizziness, if he has, then he should lie down for an hour and retry to get up. It may be necessary to use a walker or crutches for 4-6 weeks. The patient stays at the hospital for 3-5 days untill discharge. After the discharg, blood thinners are used for 3 weeks to prevent emergence of clots. Stitches can be removed from the body within 15-21 days after the surgery. In this period, operated part should be protected from water.

Hip Prosthesis Surgery

Hip prosthesis surgery is applied with general aneasthesia. Hip joint is taken from the body thorough a cut on the patient’s hip. A piece of deformed bone and joint is cut off the body then and a previously defined hip prosthesis is to be assembled into the patient’s hip. Finally, the hip joint is mend  and the surgery ends.